THE PRESENT INVENTION RELATES TO A DEODORANT COMPOSITION CONTAINING (A) A POLYPHENOL COMPOUND OR A PLANT EXTRACT CONTAINING A POLYPHENOL COMPOUND, (B) A BASIC SUBSTANCE, AND (C) A METAL SALT. THE DEODORANT COMPOSITION OF THE PRESENT INVENTION IS CAPABLE OF PROVIDING A DEODORING EFFECT IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME WHEN IT IS APPLIED TO A MALODOR SOURCE, IS CAPABLE OF PROVIDING AN EXCELLENT DEODORING ACTIVITY AND IS ALSO EXCELLENT IN THE STORE STABILITY.